3D Printcup - Done!

So I received my printed out 3D Printcup on Friday and have had the weekend to paint it (which wasn't too bad as I had a great excuse to sit out in the garden in this lovely sunny weather!).  I've posted a couple of pictures below of the finished piece - so please do say hello to 'Percy Pimpertail'!

3D Print Cup

Cartridgesave are currently running a great competition to win a 3D printer!  You design a character and they then print it off, for you to battle it out in a Top Trumps style battle.  The overall winner then wins a 3D printer! 

Working as a 2D/3D Animator, everything I create is usually shown on a flat surface - paper, computer, TV.  I thought this would be an excellent opportunity to have something I've designed flat, come to life as a 3D object I can actually hold.   I've never seen a 3D printer in action, so watching it at the test session was really interesting.  I was lucky enough to hear about it through fellow freelances in the studio I share with them, and since quite a few more have entered so it should be quite a competitive night!  It's great to see everyones different styles and designs for their characters, and it's been fun to work up on of my own initial 2d sketches into a 3D model. 

Here's an image of the test print of a little bird I designed.

Cbeebies Winter

Say hello to Josh, his sister and their friends the ducks. Keep an eye out for them on Cbeebies in the recent Winter ident I did for them. Will post the video soon!

Little Dudes

Little Dudes, a blog for things to do in South Manchester for babies and toddlers, has done a piece on the Autumn animation I did for Cbeebies. Read it here

Autumn Watch

The above image is taken from the recent Cbeebies ident I worked on called 'Autumn'. Watch it here

Hey Little Cupcake!

Here's a sneaky peak at my winning window design for Hey Little Cupcake! and Spinningfields in Manchester. It's currently winging it's way to the printers, so when it's up on the window I'll post a few pics of the final image. Until then keep your eyes peeled, and maybe treat yourself to a delicious cupcake whilst you're there!

DFF for Young

I recently worked on this film for Young through Kilogramme. The image above is taken from the section I did of the piece. It's a charming pop-up book world and as always with Young, it's a beautifully designed piece and was a joy to work on.